My neck is killing me!

I went to see a Bulgarian film called "Investigation" after lunch with plans to watch the world premiere of the documentary "Hollywood Singing and Dancing" which started two hours later at the Regal Theater. "Investigation" was absorbing and I got into it but didn't realize it would cause me to be one of the last people to get a seat for "Singing and Dancing."

It took some getting used to, sitting in the front row, but it's a heckuva movie. So many classic scenes from musicals from the late 20s to the present day. Shirley Jones narrates and is among those interviewed along with such musical stars as Leslie Caron, Rita Moreno, Shirley MacLaine, Liza Minnelli, Debbie Reynolds, Ann Reinking, directors Robert Wise (a 1995 interivew), Bill Condon and Rob Marshall, producers Craig Zaden and Neil Meron and some film experts including Robert Osborne.

The interviews were good - especially Reynolds who was so engaging when discussing "Singin' in the Rain." The movie is directed by Mark McLaughlin and is just stuffed with wonderful musical numbers featuring Judy Garland, Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire, Barbra Streisand, John Travolta, Julie Andrews and on and on. What a movie musical feast!!!